Ecology Unit Test Review

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What is an Indicator?

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A solution that shows the presence of certain substances, often used in chemical tests.

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What do we call several different populations interacting in some way?

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Community

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What are some abiotic factors that can disrupt an ecosystem?

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Flooding, forest fires, and drought are all abiotic factors that can disrupt an ecosystem.

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Which biome is more likely to survive a change in the environment?

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High (rich) biodiversity is more likely to survive environmental changes.

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Which biome has deciduous trees (which lose their leaves)?

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Temperate Forest.

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Define Ecology.

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The study of interactions between living organisms and their environment.

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What is Biodiversity?

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The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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What is an Ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms interacting with their physical environment.

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What is a Biome?

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A large geographical biotic unit, a major community of plants and animals with similar life forms and environmental conditions.

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What are Abiotic Factors?

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Non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment that affect living organisms.